2024 State Fair Awards

Come view our largest bonsai show at the Minnesota State Fair, where we exhibit on the Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Exhibit is free with your State Fair admission. See past State Fair Winners & Slide Show

MBS continues on with the exhibit approaching 50 years of participation with a focus on tree species common to our members and acknowledgement of the younger members in our club which actively participate in the state fair in many ways.

2024 Results

Judge: Jonas Dupuich
Event Organizer: Derek Hill-Muñoz
Awards & Image gallery: See below

Plaque:
Best of Show: Blue Alps Needle Juniper – Tim Mathwig
Best Juniper: Blue Alps Needle Juniper – Tim Mathwig
Best Native: White Cedar – Terry White
Best Shohin: Ficus – Dale Krueger
Best Display: Twisted Pomegranite – Tim Mathwig
Presidents Award: Japanese White Pine – Terry Ingle
Best Novice: Miniature Elm Hybrid – Mark Luger

Judge‘s Award of Merit:
Japanese White Pine – Terry Ingle
Japanese Boxwood – Helen Pennie
Crabapple – Sue Krueger

Deciduous Small: Small (8” or less)
First: Ficus – Dale Krueger
Second: –
Third: –

Deciduous Medium: (greater than 8” less than 22”)
First: Japanese Maple “Kiyohime” – Celina Blandford
Second: –
Third: –

Deciduous Large: (greater than 22”)
First: Ginkgo – Bob Bendzick
Second: Jade – Terry Davis
Third: Ginkgo – Celina Blandford

Conifer Small:
First: Itiogawa Juniper – Terry White
Second: –
Third: –

Conifer Medium:
First: Yew – Gay Wakeman
Second: –
Third: –

Conifer Large:
First: Black Hills Spruce – Cheryl Sykora
Second: Rocky Mountain Juniper – Terry White
Third: –

Novice:
First: Miniature Hybrid Elm – Mark Luger
Second: 4 tree display – Jose Guinto
Third: –